Customer statement: the patient obtained a partial thickness burn on the left arm.The pump was set to continuous mode and 100° f.The t/pump was running and the patient was on the tpad for a total of [?] 3 hours (12:47-15:55 on march 14th) during prep, surgery, and in recovery.The patient was laying on the tpad on his left side, his left leg and arm making contact with the pad.The blood pressure cuff was placed just above the pad and gave some heightened readings as the surgery progressed.The patient's arm skin was checked once by the crn on the case by feel and felt warm but did not show signs, from touch, of burning.It was noted that the patient had "very fine" skin and there were two layers of cloth between the skin and the pad.It was discovered after the surgery and removal of the tpad that the patient's arm skin was purple, and blisters developed within the hour which coincided with the pattern of the pad.The patient's leg skin, where the pad was in contact, was also red upon removal, but did not develop any burns and returned to its normal color.
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